Credit-cabinet.



PATENTED FEB. 7, 1905.

J. A. PUTT.

CREDIT CABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED sEPT.9.19o4.

WlTNESSES ZL wfg/M ATToR N EY Patented February '7, 1905.

FFICE JOSEPH A. PUTT, OF CANTON, OHIO.

CREDIT-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,676, dated February7, 1905.

Application filed September 9, 1904. Serial No. 223,906.

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Be it known that I, Jos EPH A. PUTT, a citizen of' the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of' Stark and State of' Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Credit-Cabinets; and Ido hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a partof this specification, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure l is a front elevation. Fig. 9. is avertical section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the front of thecredit-cabinet and illustrating' a single column of credit-slippartitions. Fig. 4f is a view showing a portion ofl the case andillustrating three credit-partitions and their hinged tablet-plates, oneofl which is dropped or tm'ned down.

The present invention has relation to improvements in credit-cabinetsdesigned to hold credit-slips upon partitions and the partitionsarranged alphabetically; and it consists in the novel construction andarrangement hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding' parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the outer case, which may beformed of any desired size, reference being' had to the size of thecabinet designed to be constructed. llithin the casing l are located anydesired number of inner credit-slip-holding partitioncasii'igs 2 and thecredit-partitions 3, located and arranged substantiallyv as shown in thedrawings, and, as shown, they are inclined downward toward their frontor forward edges. These partitions 3 are spaced from each other asuflieientdistance to provide room for any desired number ofcredit-slips. To the front or forward edges of the partitions 3 arehinged the tablet-holding flanges i, which tablet-holding flanges whenin their normal positions are located substantially as shown in Fig. 1,which brings them into position to expose the name of the party to whomcredit is given. The tablet-holding flanges are formed of a length lessthan the width ofl the partitions B'and are so formed for the purpose ofexposing' to view the amount of the footing' of the credits upon thecredit-slips. The partitions 8 are extended beyond the forward edges oftheir cases a short distance, or the portion 0r portions of saidpartitions to which the tablet-holding flang'cs are hinged are soextended. The tablet-holding' flanges have attached to their upper andfree edges the arms 5, which arms may be and `should be provided withthe linger-knobs G.

The credit-slip-holding partitions and the hinged tablet-holding flangesare so located with reference to each other that when the flanges I arebrought into the position illustrated in Fig. l the arms will come underthe forward edge of the credit-slip-holding partition or the extensionthereof.

For the purpose of preventing any accidental displacement or turningdown of the tablet-holding flanges @L the arms 5 are provided with thedown-bent portion T. The portions of the arms coming directly under thenext above credit-slip-holding partition will press the extendedportions of the creditholding partition slightly upward, and when thetablet-holding flanges have been brought into their normal positions thepartition will Spring' downward and into the down-bent portion 7. Itwill be understood that in order to accomplish this result the extendedportions of the credit-slip-holding flanges should be formed of springmaterial; but this is of little importance, so far as the working of theinvention is coiicerncd, as but a slight upward movement will beimparted to the extended portions, and ordinarily thin metal sheets willhave suflicient spring' within themselves to accomplish the resultdesired V"that is to say, to prevent any accidental displacement of thetal let-holding flanges, but at the same time allow said tablet-holdingflanges to be turned down for the purpose of removing credit-slips orinserting the same.

For the purpose of preventing' the ends of the credit-slips frombecoming' accidentally displaced the tablet-holding flanges are providedwith the tangs S, which tangs extend inward, and when the tablet-holdingflanges are turned into their normal positions said IOC tangs willprevent the slips from becoming accidentally displaced.

It will be understood that the extreme upper tablet holding ange shouldbe held against displacement, and in order to accomplish this thearm-engaging spring 9 is employed, which is fixed to the front edge ofthe casing directly above the arm 5, as illustrated in the drawings.

By forming the hinged flanges 4f of a length less than the width of thepartitions 3 the footing upon each top credit-slip will be exposed toview, thereby enabling the footing up of' credits given to variouspersons during the day at the close of business or at any other desiredtime.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is4

l. In a credit-cabinet, the combination of the casing, partitionslocated therein, and tablet-holding flanges pivotally connected to theforward portions ofl the partitions, said tablet-holding flanges beingformed of a length less than the width of' the partitions and providedwith arms located at their upper edges, the tablet-holding flanges beingalso provided with tangs upon their inner sides, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

2. In a credit-cabinet, the combination of the casing, partitionslocated therein and held in fixed relation with each other and inclinedfrom their rear ends downward, their forward portions provided withhinged flanges, said hinged flanges provided with arms having down-bentportions the down-bent portions adapted to engage an upper adjacentpartition, substantially as and Jfor the purpose specified.

3. In a credit-cabinet of the class described, a case having locatedtherein a casing adapted to hold a series of credit-slip partitions,said credit-slip partitions held in fixed spaced relation with eachother, tablet-holding lianges hinged to the credit-slip partitions, andprovided with arms, means f`or normally holding' the tablet-holdingflanges in elevated position and the tablet-holding anges formed of alength less than the width of the partitions, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of' two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. PUTT.

Titnessesz J. A. JEFFERS, F. W. BOND.

